ROUNDUP: BRUINS BOUNCE MATADORS.Byline: Daily News UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX softball pitcher Amanda Freed Amanda Louise Freed (born December 26, 1979 in Fountain Valley, California) is an American softball player. She attended UCLA where she played softball. The Bruins have one of the best softball traditions in the nation, having won 10 of 24 championships. had almost five weeks worth of unused competitive fire to burn Friday afternoon, which was bad news for Cal State Northridge. Freed, out since April 14 with an injured right forearm, allowed one hit in five innings and the Bruins survived an early scare to beat the Matadors 9-0 on the second day of the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Regionals at UCLA's Easton Stadium. The Bruins advance to face San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State today at 12:30 p.m., and coach Sue Enquist can breathe easy since Freed reported no pain after her 48-pitch outing. Enquist said Freed is on a pitch count during her recovery. UCLA led 1-0 and left nine runners on base through five innings, but the Bruins broke through in the sixth off CSUN's Sarah Farnworth. Stephanie Ramos' two-run single and Tairia Mims' RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in double gave UCLA a 4-0 lead, and Stacey Nuveman Stacey Annette ("Nuvey") Nuveman (born 26 April 1978 in California) is a softball player at the catcher position. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and holds the NCAA Division I softball career record for most home runs with 91. put the game away in the seventh with a three-run home run over the scoreboard in left field, part of a five-run UCLA inning. CSUN's only hit came from Farnworth, who blooped a single into center field in the fourth inning. Freshman Keira Goerl pitched the last two innings in relief of Freed and retired all six batters she faced. It was a cruel ending for the Matadors, who beat Fresno State 3-1 earlier Friday to stay alive in the double-elimination tournament A double-elimination tournament is a competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. . Farnworth scattered six hits in the complete-game victory over the Bulldogs, but the Matadors had to come right back and face the Bruins, the second-ranked team in the country. In Friday's other game, Granada Hills High product Sandra Durazo pitched a one-hitter in San Diego State's 1-0 victory over Wisconsin. At 3 p.m. today, the Badgers will play the loser of the UCLA-San Diego State game. The winners of today's games meet Sunday in the regional final at 12:30 p.m. - Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. In baseball: --Gonzaga 7, Pepperdine 6:The pieces were coming together for Pepperdine to sweep Gonzaga out of the West Coast Conference championship. Gonzaga trailed by five runs in the ninth inning in the opener of the best-of-three series at Eddy D. Field Eddy D. Field is home of the Pepperdine University Waves' baseball team located in Malibu, California. It was originally built in 1973, but underwent renovations in 1980 and 1999. It now holds up to 2,000 spectators, all box seats. Stadium in Malibu. But within a span of 15 minutes, the Bulldogs had posted a remarkable comback. Gonzaga (28-25), whose postseason chances disintegrate without the WCC's automatic bid, can secure its NCAA Regional spot with a win in the second game at 1 p.m. today. Beating 13-game winner Noah Lowry Noah Ryan Lowry (born October 10 1980 in Ventura, California) is a left-handed starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. With only average velocity on his fastball, Lowry was not widely regarded as a top prospect, and did not make Baseball today is a difficult assignment. But the Bulldogs believe in magic given Friday's ninth-inning chaos. Gonzaga trailed 6-1 against Dan Haren Daniel John ("Dan") Haren (born September 17, 1980 in Monterey Park, California) is a baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. High School and College Career Dan Haren graduated from Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, CA in 1998. (10-4). But the junior lost the strike zone, walking two Bulldogs and hitting another. In between, Nate Gold reached on a bad-hop single and Kevin Richardson's double-play grounder to third was misplayed by Duke Sardinha. Haren rallied to get two outs, though second baseman Danny Garcia bobbled away another potential double play. Senior Jay Adams was summoned to the mound with the bases loaded and the Waves leading 6-3. Brian Munhall's dribbler down the third-base line should have ended the game. But Adams' toss home bounced off catcher Rock Mills' glove to score two runs. Adams' next pitch was lined into right for a go-ahead two-run single by Crespi High of Encino and Pierce College product Barry Matthews. Gonzaga closer Eric Everson's 1-2-3 ninth preserved the victory and left the Waves (39-16) in a haze. Matthews (9-2), despite eight respectable innings against Pepperdine, appeared headed for a loss until Gonzaga's ninth-inning rally. Also on Friday, Pepperdine juniors Dan Haren and Noah Lowry were named the West Coast Conference's player and pitcher of the year, respectively. Haren, a pitcher/designated hitter, went 10-3 with a 2.41 earned-run average and batted .313 with five homers and 42 RBI during the regular season. Lowry (13-1, 1.62) ranks second nationally in wins. Other Pepperdine first-team selections included El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Also on the team were Loyola Marymount's Kris Zacuto and Gonzaga's Barry Matthews (Crespi/Pierce JC). San Diego shortstop Josh Harris (Calabasas/Pierce) was an All-WCC second-teamer. -Chris Cocoles In Division III baseball: --Chapman 7, Cal Lutheran 4: The Kingsmen were eliminated by the Panthers in the West Regional baseball tournament at Hart Park in Orange. Third-seeded Cal Lutheran (27-15) committed a season-high five errors, enabling top-seeded Chapman (35-8) to score seven unearned runs against losing pitcher Jason Hirsh (7-3). -Joseph D'Hippolito In women's tennis: --Trojans fall: The 10th-seeded USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. women's tennis team (20-8) ended its 2001 NCAA Tournament run with a 4-0 loss to second-ranked and defending champion Georgia in a quarterfinal match at the Lincoln Tennis Center in Athens, Ga. The Trojans are 0-6 all-time against the Bulldogs. Georgia recorded its fourth consecutive 4-0 victory in the tournament. USC sophomores Jewel Peterson (singles and doubles), Maureen Diaz (singles alternate) and Tiffany Brymer (doubles) now await the start of the NCAA Individual and Doubles Championship, May 21-25. |
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